Prime-time network TV listings for Monday December 16, 1974:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] Gunsmoke [Reg]: The Colonel
Season 20, episode 13 W: Arthur Dales D: Bernard McEveety With Robert Brubaker (Floyd), Pete Kellett (Biggs), Lee J. Cobb (Josiah), Julie Cobb (Anne), Richard Ely (Bill Higgins), Todd Lookinland (Corporal), Randolph Roberts (Obie), Roy Jenson (Jeff Higgins), Daniel J. Travanti (Carl). A once-proud military officer, now the town drunk, is suddenly faced with a painful reunion with his daughter.
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| [ABC 8:00] The Rookies [Reg]: Blue Christmas
Season 3, episode 13 W: Aaron Spelling D: Bruce Bilson With Elinor Donohue (Amanda), Ruth McDevitt (Mrs. Lockett), Barbara Nichols (Marie Antoinette), Charles Lampkin (Sam Reese), Lou Krugman (Ben Rabin), John Kerry (Murderer), Bert Remsen. While Terry and Chris are on Christmas Eve patrol, responding to a series of calls typical of the season, Mike and Jill are at home trying to soothe the feeling of their 6-year-old niece whose parents recently separated.
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| [NBC 8:00] The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas [special]
W: Larry Spiegel, John Barrett D: Gerry Chiniquy, Hawley Pratt With Tom Smothers, Arte Johnson, Barbara Feldon, Kelly Lange, Casey Kasem, Michael Bell. A young bear, fascinated by all of the stories he has heard about Christmas but never experienced because of winter hibernation, embarks on a search for the holiday. (Repeat program)
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| [NBC 8:30] Clerow Wilson's Great Escape [special]
Animated special featuring the characters of Flip Wilson - Geraldine, Rev. Leroy - recounting the comic misadventures of his youth. (Repeat program)
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| [CBS 9:00] Maude [Reg]: The Office Party
Season 2, episode 14 W: Woody Kling D: Hal Cooper With Fred Grandy (Chris), Helen Page Camp (Margaret), Brian Morrison (Phillip Traynor), Woodrow Parfrey (Gus), Henry Calvert (Charlie), Johnny Silver (Fred), Eddie Carroll (Harry), Jack Grimes (Postman), Samantha Harper (Edna). Walter turns from benevolent host to Scrooge when he and Maude host a Christmas party for his store employees. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/18/1973)
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| [ABC 9:00] Liberty Bowl
Maryland vs. Tennessee at Memphis. Keith Jackson reports.
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| [NBC 9:00] Movie: Start The Revolution Without Me (1970)
W: Fred Freeman, Lawrence Cohen D: Bud Yorkin With Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, Hugh Griffith, Billie Whitelaw. Two sets of twin boys, one of each raised in aristocracy and peasanthood, wreak havoc on the already bewildering reign of King Louis XVI, trying to stave off a certain revolution.
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| [CBS 9:30] Rhoda [Reg]: Guess What I Got You For The Holidays
Season 1, episode 15 W: Coleman Mitchell, Geoffrey Neigher D: Robert Moore With Scoey Mitchell (Justin Culp), Cara Williams (Mae), Joseph Sirola (Charlie Curran). With his business on the verge of failure, Joe becomes a walking knot of worry, resisting Rhoda's encouragement to free his emotions.
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| [CBS 10:00] Medical Center [Reg]: Saturday's Child
Season 6, episode 14 W: Nate Monaster D: Earl Bellamy With John Travolta (Danny), Paula Kelly (Ames), Michael Tolan (Julius), Kathleen Lloyd (Ellie), Roger Pancake (Driver), Rose Gregorio (Emma). In hopes of saving her life, Dr. Joe Gannon shields a young girl from authorities after she escapes from juvenile hall.
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